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Back with a Heart is the sixteenth studio album by British-Australian singer Olivia Newton-John. It was released by MCA Nashville on 12 May 1998 in the United States. Her first album in four years, it marked her return to country music after two decades.

Back with a Heart
Studio album by
Released12 May 1998
RecordedOctober 1997 – February 1998
StudioOcean Way, Soundshop Recording Studios, Masterfonics, Emerald Sound, SoundStage Studios and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Studio (Nashville, Tennessee); Chartmaker Studios and Moonee Pond Studios (Malibu, California); Ultrasound Studios (Los Angeles, California)
GenreCountry
Length42:38
LabelFestival
Producer
Olivia Newton-John chronology
Gaia: One Woman's Journey
(1994)
Back with a Heart
(1998)
Highlights from The Main Event
(1998)
Singles from Back with a Heart
  1. "I Honestly Love You '98"
    Released: May 1998
  2. "Precious Love"
    Released: June 1998
  3. "Back with a Heart"
    Released: October 1998

Production and release


Back with a Heart was recorded in Nashville and marked Newton-John's return to the US Country chart after an absence of almost twenty years.


Singles


Back with a Heart was preceded by the single "I Honestly Love You", a re-recording of Newton-John's 1974 number-one hit. MCA Nashville initially intended to release "Precious Love" as the album's lead single to country radio but eventually settled on the updated version of "I Honestly Love You".[1] Selected by Newton-John, David Foster agreed to produce the remake, who in turn asked Babyface to contribute backing vocals to the song.[1] "I Honestly Love You" was released in two versions; the album version for pop and adult contemporary radio, and a remix for country radio. "Precious Love" was eventually released as the album's second single, while title track "Back with a Heart" was issued as a vinyl 45 RPM single in the United States. Album cut "Love Is a Gift" won a 1999 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Song after appearing on the American television soap opera As the World Turns.[2]


Critical reception


Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine rated the album three stars out of five and found that Newton-John "put a great deal of effort into the making of Back with a Heart – the record is her best in years. It's much slicker than even her polished country-pop from the '70s, but a team of producers [...] have created an appealingly smooth sound that gives her a platform to showcase her mature craftsmanship. None of the songs immediately stand out, but the album has a consistent quality that is thoroughly winning."[3]


Track listing


Back with a Heart track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Precious Love"
  • Olivia Newton-John
  • Anne Roboff
Don Cook3:24
2."Closer to Me"John FarrarFarrar4:17
3."Fight for Our Love"
Cook3:51
4."Spinning His Wheels"
Gary Burr3:30
5."Under My Skin"FarrarFarrar3:32
6."Love Is a Gift"
  • Newton-John
  • Shaw
  • Earl Rose
Tony Brown4:18
7."I Don't Wanna Say Goodnight"Cook3:59
8."Don't Say That"
  • Newton-John
  • Chris Farren
Farren4:45
9."Attention"
  • Newton-John
  • Roboff
  • Steve Seskin
Brown3:33
10."Back with a Heart"
  • Newton-John
  • Burr
Burr2:59
11."I Honestly Love You"David Foster4:04
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."What's Forever For"Rafe van HoyFarren4:07

Personnel


Performers and musicians

Technical


Charts



Release history


Release history and formats for Back with a Heart
Region Date Format Label Ref(s)
United States 12 May 1998
  • CD
  • cassette
MCA Nashville [1]
Japan 21 May 1998

References


  1. Taylor, Chuck (30 May 1998). "A Refreshed Olivia Newton-John Courts AC, Country Radio With Updated 'Honestly'". Billboard. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  2. Flippo, Chet (5 June 1998). "Bill & Audrey Receive Classic Duet Sound Down Under; 'World' Theme Nets Emmy". Billboard. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  3. "AllMusic review: Olivia Newton-John – Back with a Heart". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  4. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia’s Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 202.
  5. "RPM Country Albums for June 1, 1998". RPM. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  6. "Olivia Newton-John Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  7. "Olivia Newton-John Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  8. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved 1 December 2020.

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Back with a Heart — шестнадцатый студийный альбом австралийской певицы Оливии Ньютон-Джон, выпущенный 12 мая 1998 года на лейбле Festival Records  (англ.) (рус.. Альбом был записан в Нэшвилле и ознаменовал возвращение Ньютон-Джон в американский кантри-чарт после почти двадцатилетнего отсутствия.



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